Ribbed price channel

Abstract

A ribbed plastic price channel for use on a product display shelf to receive product labels has a high friction coating on the ribs to reduce the tendency for an inserted label to slide along the channel and out of position.

I claim: 
     
       1. A price channel comprising an elongated central section, upper and lower lips extending away from said central section to receive therebetween a merchandise label, and a friction-enhancing material on at least part of said central section between said upper and lower lips to resist lengthwise sliding of the label along the price channel, the price channel further including a plurality of rib means extending in spaced longitudinal relationship along said central section between said upper and lower lips wherein said friction-enhancing material is provided only on said rib means. 
     
     
       2. A price channel for use along a front edge of a merchandise display shelf comprising an elongated sheet of plastic material having front and back surfaces, forwardly extending upper and lower lips between which a product label can be held, a plurality of longitudinally extending rib means extending along said front surface in spaced relationship between said upper and lower lips, and a friction coating on said rib means to resist lengthwise sliding of the label along said price channel, wherein said sheet of plastic material comprises a rigid polyvinyl chloride and said coating comprises a flexible polyvinyl chloride wherein only said rib means are coated by said flexible polyvinyl chloride. 
     
     
       3. A price channel of relatively rigid plastic material comprising an elongated central section, upper and lower lips extending away from said central section to receive therebetween a merchandise label and at least a part of an internal surface of the price channel extending longitudinally of the price channel having a coating of plastic material thereon which coating is softer and tackier than the relatively rigid material forming the price channel to resist lengthwise sliding of the label along the price channel wherein said part of the internal surface of the price channel comprises rib means extending along said central section of the price channel and wherein said coating is provided only on said rib means. 
     
     
       4. A price channel comprising an elongated central section, upper and lower lips extending away from said central section to receive therebetween a merchandise label, and a coating of a friction-enhancing material only on spaced parallel longitudinally extending portions of an interior surface of the price channel whereby said coating resists lengthwise sliding of a label along the price channel. 
     
     
       5. A price channel as claimed in claim 4 wherein said portions comprise longitudinally extending ribs on the central section of the price channel. 
     
     
       6. A price channel as claimed in claim 4 wherein the price channel comprises a relatively rigid plastic material and said coating comprises a softer tackier plastic material.